Fabrication and mechanical properties of laminated HfC-SiC/BN ceramics

Liuyi Xiang, Laifei Cheng, Yi Hou, Fuyuan Wang, Liangjun Li, Litong Zhang

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Abstract

Laminated HfC-SiC/BN ceramics were successfully fabricated by tape casting and hot pressing. Fully dense HfC-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics with homogeneous structure were obtained. The introduction of the weak BN layer resulted in a slight decrease of the flexural strength but significantly improved the fracture toughness compared with monolithic HfC-SiC ceramics. The fracture toughness of laminated HfC-SiC/BN ceramics in the parallel direction peaked at 8.06±0.46MPam1/2, which increased by 115% than that of monolithic HfC-SiC ceramics. The composites showed non-catastrophic fracture behaviors in both parallel and perpendicular directions. It indicates that laminated structure design is a promising approach to obtain full density HfC-SiC ceramics with high fracture toughness.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3635-3640
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume34
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2014

Keywords

  • Hot pressing
  • Laminated HfC-SiC ceramics
  • Mechanical properties
  • Microstructure

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